Perspectives of patients with acute abdominal pain in an emergency department observation unit and a surgical assessment unit: A prospective comparative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 21-22, 2014, Pages 3218-3229

  Schultz, Helen ^a   Qvist, Niels ^b   Mogensen, Christian B ^c   Pedersen, Birthe D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Hospital of Southern Jutland   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Acute patient; Acute surgical ward; Emergency department observation unit; Field study; Patient experience; Qualitative study; Short stay unit; Surgical assessment unit

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907954403     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12570     Document Type: Article

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